# Recommended version of Elasticsearch at this point **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [February 13, 2025, 6:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/recommended-version-of-elasticsearch-at-this-point/374475 "2025-02-13T06:00:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Iron](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/iron/32/139499_2.png) [@Iron](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Iron)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 6:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/recommended-version-of-elasticsearch-at-this-point/374475/1 "2025-02-13T06:00:18Z")
I'm curious to know what the recommended version of Elasticsearch is at this point. And I want you to tell me why you recommend that version. Let's take a look at how to get an Elasticsearch update policy. ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 8:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/recommended-version-of-elasticsearch-at-this-point/374475/2 "2025-02-13T08:39:31Z")
8.17.2 It's the most advanced version. See > [@What’s new in Elastic 8.17](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-s-new-in-elastic-8-17/371952/1): > > tada What’s new in Elastic 8.17 Learn about [Elastic 8.17](https://www.elastic.co/blog/whats-new-elastic-8-17-0) with logsdb now in GA, the new Elastic rerank model and full-text search support for ES|QL. LogsDB (basic) With the general availability of the Elasticsearch specialized logsdb index mode, Elastic has dramatically reduced the storage footprint of log data in Elasticsearch by up to 65%. This allows you to store more observability and security data without exceeding your budget while keeping all data accessible and searchable. L… ---
**Author:** ![Kathleen\_DeRusso](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kathleen_derusso/32/132039_2.png) [@Kathleen\_DeRusso](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kathleen_DeRusso)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 12:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/recommended-version-of-elasticsearch-at-this-point/374475/3 "2025-02-13T12:53:47Z")
We'll always recommend the latest released version, because it has all of our newest features and bug fixes. Our latest release is 8.17.2 and you can read all about the new release [here](https://www.elastic.co/blog/elastic-stack-8-17-2-released). ---
**Author:** ![RainTown](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/raintown/32/140206_2.png) [@RainTown](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/RainTown)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 1:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/recommended-version-of-elasticsearch-at-this-point/374475/4 "2025-02-13T13:37:08Z")
Do you have any sort of Elatsicsearch installation right now? As others have written, if you are starting from scratch, you are in almost all cases going to be suggested to use the most current vendor release. There _might_ be reasons why you would want to use a different release, e.g. compatibility with something else in your environment, but you'd need to supply some info on restrictions you have. > [@Iron](#): > > Let's take a look at how to get an Elasticsearch update I don't follow this sentence at all. ---
**Author:** ![Wave](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/wave/32/117242_2.png) [@Wave](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Wave)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/recommended-version-of-elasticsearch-at-this-point/374475/5 "2025-02-13T13:46:48Z")
Go with the latest version. In place upgrading via [rolling restart](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/restart-cluster.html) works well, and if you are using the cloud offerings very easy. Having said that, personally, when 9.0.x comes out I will wait until 9.1.x before upgrading. That's not a knock on elasticsearch, but rather I do that for all software (Microsoft, Apple, etc). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 1:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/recommended-version-of-elasticsearch-at-this-point/374475/6 "2025-03-13T13:47:46Z")
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